The latest decision of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to no longer hold Vice Presidential and Presidential Town Hall Debates is unfortunate.

It is common knowledge that some organizations or individuals allied with communist groups have long wanted to enter the government through partylist groups or by supporting certain candidates.

We reiterate our position that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has no jurisdiction to probe our campaign against illegal drugs. The ICC is the court of last resort utilized when a State Party is unwilling to investigate and prosecute those who violate laws.

Violence has no place in any civilized society and we condemn the incident in Bukidnon where gunshots were allegedly fired against the camp of Ka Leody de Guzman.

The administration of the fourth dose, or second booster shot, of COVID-19 vaccines has nothing to do with the potential increase in cases in May 2022.

The United States has once again displayed how infirmed its intelligence gathering is with its recent claim of “credible” reports of human rights violations by the Philippine government in its State Department’s 2021 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.

The President has decided to veto the consolidated Senate Bill No. 2395/House Bill No. 5793, which seeks to mandate the registration of all SIM cards and social media accounts, with the purpose of deterring electronic communication-aided crimes.

The Executive is closely monitoring the track of Tropical Storm Agaton as government’s hands are on deck to assist affected residents. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council is coordinating with the disaster councils of affected areas to support relief activities.

The Inter-Agency Task Force on Friday, April 8, 2022, placed Mountain Province in the Cordillera Administrative Region, Southern Leyte in Region VIII, and Misamis Oriental in Region X under Alert Level 1.

We take note of the Philippine Statistics Authority’s (PSA) February 2022 Labor Force Survey showing an unemployment rate of 6.4%. Unemployed individuals in February 2022 are more than a million lower compared to the same month last year.